Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, March 05, 1907, Image 1

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    Leading
Corvallis
Newspaper.
Besi
Advertising
Medium.
Corvalus. I5et Convn, Oregon, Tuespay.' March 5. 10OT.
Vol. XL1V.
NO. 21
Inves ligation
shows that many gooii wati-hes are
spoiled by tampering. No niKtter how
liit-e yon suppose is the m t
yoars better
Have us retain it
A whoie lot of damage au bet d.me by
those who are not acquainted with the
delicate mechanism. We kilo watches
and ran repair tbern at ihev should be
Brins us yours if ic doesn't no just
riitht.
Albert J. Mctzgcr
WATCHMAKER
Occidental Building, ... Corvallis
FROM THIS D ATE
'Til further uoh-- at! Klaes-es fitted by PRATT, The Optician, will be
absolutely &issr tnleed for one year against breakage of
any kind.
We make a specialty of Jap-a-lac,
gewing Machine and Acme Washers
- AT
0. J. BLACKLEDGE'S Furniture Store
Corvallis - Oregon
SMITH & DAWSOIV "" Pl""" 209
Pay the Highest Cash Price
For Poultry. Dressed Veal and Dressed Pork. Parties iu or close to
town having; poultry or veal to sell, call us on Tnd. Phone and we will
r!l for same. We keep a full line of Poultry and Stock
Remedies, Also Chick Grit Shell and Bone, jard Compound, Fruit
l'ree Spray, and Cider.
Corvallis SMITH & DAWSON Oregon
Next to J. R. Smith & Oo.
r
Satisfaction
Dying by Thousands.
A dispatch from Washington
dated Feb. 28, says:
The American National Red
Cross forwarded by cable today to
China $55,000 for the relief of
the famine sufferers of that coun
try. The entiie remittance was
made today from Dr. Louis Klo
psch, editor and proprietor of the
Christian Herald, who states.
"The advices which bv letter
and cable, have reached this of
ice show snch a distressing con
dition ot affairs in China that the 1
Herald feels impelled to put forth
a mighty effort to stay the ravag
es of starvation , ' plague and.
death to the lull extent of his
ability."
The needs of the Chinese are
set out in the following cable
dispatch to the Christian Herald,
New York, from the editor of the
North China News:
"The distribution of relief to
famine sufferers by the mission
ary committee, with headquar
ters at Chin Kang Si, is pioceed
ing smoothly. It is recogniz
ed, however, as only a drop in
the ocean of need. The area of
the affected district is enlarging
as winter advances and destitu
tion is longer drawn out. Daily
the number of deaths is increas
ing and in the interior are thous
ands of deaths that .will never be
SPNCR'S
air Invlf
And Dandruff Eradlcator
3 5
o
3
Prise, Fifty Cents
Manufactured by
ha Vegetable Compound Company
Corvallis. Oregon 9l
Starr's Bakfry bus secured the
service of D ck Llewellyn, the.
wonderful bread itiaker. 89tf
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The Jeweler and Ontioian Slls the;
Best Time-Keeping A'atch on the Market.
Guaranteed
reported.
"Authorities are sending many
refugees back to the localities
from whence thev came, promis
ing individual relief. The trou
ble is so few have . homes to
which they can return, floods
having destroyed houses as well
as crops.
Isolated riots are reported, but
all are unimportant."
Real Estate Transfers.
W H Ish to E McLennan et al
320 acres s of Philomath; $10.
United States to John Col mar,
Patent, 165 acres w of Bellefoun
tain. B I Carey to H Hirschberg, 112
i sw of Philomath; $10.
F W Holmes to F L Holmes,
20 a near Albany; $1.
State of Oregon to A Knapp,
324 a nw of Philomath; $405-30.
A Knapp to J D Garman, 324
a nw of Corvallis; $2500.
United States to W J Warfield,
Patent, 162 a in Alsea. '
J L Osburn to E J Harrington,
lot 9, block 3, Co Add Corvallis;
$45-
E J Moore to J A Harper, lot
5, block 6, Co Add Corvallis;
$9-
C C Huff to R It Glass. 8 ) a
1 nv
r of Philomath: to. ''
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SENATOR JOHHSOri
Gives Facts and Figures
Reads Bill Which ths
Corvallis, Ore.,
March 1st, 19 .7.
Editor Gazttte.
I wish space in your columns
to say to my constituents
throughout this entire county,
that in keeping with my prom
ise as made during the last cam
paign I did prepare and introduce
a bill looking to the systematiz
ing and permanent improvement
of our main roads through a sys
tem ot state aid together with
county aid, somewhat in line
with the idea advanced by me in
my remarks on this subject in
said campaign. This provides that
the state should aid to the extent
of one-third and the county to
the extent of another one-third
of the cost of such permanent im
provements upon our main high
ways, and that the property hold'
ers in the districts along the lines
of such main highways so sought
to be improved to pay the re
maining one-third; provided that
such district should include the
lands lying two miles on either
side of such road to be so improv
ed and one mile beyond its ter
minus. It also provided that a dis
interested board of viewers should
be appointed to apportion the
benefits and proportionate part
such resident land owners should
pay of their one-third ot the
whole cost thereof, also that they
should have six, years - in which
to pay the same, one-sixth to be
paid each year with interest at a
rate to be fixed by the county
court but which should in no in
stance exceed six per cent; and
also provided that a majority of
the resident land owners must
petition the county court be
fore any snch permanent road
building could be undertaken
and thus be made a charge
against their lands for one-third
of such cost. There are many
other splendid features and safe
guards throughout the bill and I
am sure if I had the space to fully
explain it that there could be all,
in fact I have yet to find the first
one who does not approve it
when they thoroughly under
stand its provisions. But while I
was forced to sacrifice the greater
pa: tof my time during the en
tire session to this measure iu
order to secure its passage, and
was thus prevented from giving
some other matters the attention
that they should have had at my
bands and in many instances
such time as I should have liked
to have given them, still I
thought and still think this mea
sure of such great importance to
our people in general and to the
upbuilding of our state and es
pecially to the welfare and ad
vancement of our farming classes
to whom we in this state owe our
ultimate prosperity, we being an
agricultural and stock-growing
state as we are, that it was my
duty when once undertaking to
father such an important meas
ure; to devote if necessary my
whole and undivided attention
to it even though it should mean
that I trust sacrifice individual
effort in all other matters in order
to secure its passage. And acting
along these lines I was unable tu
accomplish much else with the
exception of looking after the
interests of our great state in
stitution the "State Agricultural
College' ' of which - we are al
proud.
But I must confess that
I am greatly disappointed . and
personally feel hurt to see the
governor vetojthis measure (Sen
ate Bill No. 96) not so mr.ch on
account of my personal effort but
on account of the great loss t.',
our people and the state in gen
eral by the further postponing o;
this most needed forward step it.
permanent -road building; and
while I was in an indirect way
1 threatened with' this veto I could
WRITES GAZETTE
Regarding His Good
Governor Vetoed.
aot think that finally it would
be forthcoming from none other
than purely political reasons and
I submit that when his reasons
are carefully considered that
there is nothing left except the
oqe he has been , good enough to
give me over his own signature,
to-wit: "the partisan spirit dis
p ayed. by the legislature in
trepching upon the prerogatives
of the Executive, etc." In fur
ther explanation I wish to here
submit a part of an extended edi
orial appearing' in Thursday's
Portland Telegram showing the
view taken of this matter bv our
metropolis and we all know that
this state aid would fall . heaviest
upon Multnomah county:
Before the Laislature met there was
a Klimmer of hope that some substantial
advance would be made in good-roads
law makinir. The hope proved to be but
a glimmering, however. Evidently the
time was not ripe. What the Legisla
ture attempted to do in this direction the
Governor, on the score of economy, has
annulled by his veto. Oregon has yet to
take the real initiative in this important
activity, affecting its material prosperity,
The good roads propoganda, like that
of civic improvement, and other kindred
efforts toward the broader public ad
vancement, progresses but slowly in the
Pacific Northwest. Perhaps it is true
that we are doing as well along these
lines as one can reasonably expect, but
the readily appreciable utility and profit
which lie in good roads distinguish this
movement from the others. To become
effective, however, the good roads idea
must become a subject for more thorough
education. This duty devolves largely
npon the Oregon (rood Roads Associa
tion. But from every other source,
where there is information to impart, or
new light to be stud on methods of pro
cedure that will bring about permanent
improvement of the : highways, there
should be hearty co-operation.
: With this purpose in mind The Tele
gram respectf ully calls attention to the
fact that in a number of Eastern States,
notably in New York, the construction
and maintenance of good roads has be
come a matter of most important concern.
There has been discussion, public educa
tion in the premises and action that has
brought forth fruit amply compensating.
It has bem demonstrated beyond cavil
that whatever the cost, the game is worth
the candle.
They have in New York what is known
as the Higbe-Armstrong road law, enact
ed in 1898. The chief feature of this law
is a state bonding proposition, and the
expenditure of the money so obtained in
conjunction with established proportion
ate contributions by the towns and coun
ties, the money to be used for the con
struction ' of high-class macadamized
roads. Under the operation of this law
692 miles of such road have already been
built and comprehensive plans are enter
tained for building some 7000 miles of
the same class of highway by the expen
diture of $50,000,000, made available by
vote of the people, authorizing the issue
of state bonds to that amount. The roads
already built are the strongest arguments
for the continuance of the work. Farm'
ers have found that they could drive' with
triple the load that could be hauled over
the imperfect highway. There is an
actual saving of two-thirds the cost of
wagon transportation, to say nothing ot
the gain in social comforts, in facilities
for educating children, in contact with
the world through more expeditious mail
delivery and in the enhanced, attractive
ness and opportuuitiea of life generally.
New York is in the lead fn the practi
cal working out of this good roads pro
blem; but that state is by no means
alone. Pennsylvania has arranged for
the expenditure of more than' $7,000,000
in the next six years; and state aid and
co-operation in the construction of good
roads have been declared for in seventeen
other states. Oregon, first through educa
tion of the people, and then by the popu
lar judgement considerately expressed.
should join the proce.iuu. The need is
great. W are not a rich as the older
Eastern states, but the principle applies
just the same. Our autiv.ty in this very
material line of pr j r-etts can be comtnen
eu-ate with our mei ; berin x , in mind
that it is on'y fair o tttitity should bar
its share of ttie tin den, as it will reap its
share of the reward
There has been s .ennona effort to gain
National aid in the good .roads, mover
men'
When b n..;..rijv nl tHr.toir.:CiaU5C . tCat
theUuioaciv-j-'uowa m practical1
manner that ths value of good roads is
appreciated. National aid will follow in
logical sequence. For the benefit of the
country at large, which means the pros
perity of all sections ; and, in the selfish
view, more partiru'arly for Oregou's ad
vantage, the -eople of this state can do
r othing bettt r than to give this good
oids proposition careful stud v. Consid
ert-d as a matter of public advantage
ijood roads is a synonym for good sense.
Further, permit me to say that
the reasons given bv his Excel
lency for this veto fall far short
of a justification for such action,
considering the immense impor
tance and the great demand for
some systematized and permanent
road building throughout our
growing state and when we ail,
who have given this question
serious thought and study, know
that we cannot hope to accom
plish anything of a permanent
character along this line until
such time as we shall meet the
demand fairly and squarely and
extend some state aid as an en
couragement to our several coun
ties to do likewise and ia turn to
thus not only encourage but to
enable the residents living along
our main thoroughfares to per
manently improve same in a sys
tematized way.
Quoting from the dispatches
the governor gives the following
four reasons for his vetoes to-wit:
"That the county and state of
ficers are given no initiative in
the matter; it would very likely
result in" an accumulation of
monev in the treasury ; the local
debt certificates are non-taxable
and this legislature made many
large appropriations without
bringing any new subjects under
taxation." .
Replying briefly to these per
mit me'osay, first, in the judg
ment of myself and many , others
who have givea this road build
ing much thought, this encout
agement in way of extension of
state aid should be held out to
those communities throughout
the state where the citizens will
show an interest to the extent of
taking the initiative and thus
offering to pay Iheir patt of the
expense, in fact if the bill should
have been so drawn as to force
this permanent building of roads
upou the people and partly at
their expense it is not hard to
imagine what a howl there would
have gone up from manv sections
of the stale and further that there
would have been no chance
whatever of my having secured
its passage and with such"a pro
vision bow long would it have
taken our dear Governor to have
decided upon his veto message,
having his ear to the ground as
he does continuously ; and there
can be no question but that the
people would have taken the ini
tiative under the bill as drawn.
I have been informed of at
least four sections in two of mr
valley counties that had made
application immediately upon
hearing of the passage of the
bill, thinking it was to go into
effect immediately, instead of
January 1, 1908. Second, the
questioa of non-action and ac
cumulation of money in the
treasury, can be but the judg
ment of one man (the Governor)
as against a great majority of the
entire 90 members ot the. legisla
ture and I am only soiry that the
law could not have been allowed
to stand ' and bz given a trial
when in my judgment it would
have been proven that applica
tions would have been forth-com-
in- for snh state aid even far
in excess of the amount so pro
vided. Third, true the local debt
certificates provided for issuance
to serve in payment of the pro
perty holders one-third of the
cost, same to run six years, one-
sixth payable each year, were to
be non-taxable, but the interest
such certificates were to b ar was
to be fixed by the several county
courts at time of issue, taking
into consideration tbi.- prevision
o4. their being non-taxable also
the fair and moving rate at the
time, and with the further, saving!
, - -. 1 .
under
no circura
stances saouia saia
rate be more
than six per cent.- bo I snb '.iit
that this is no excuse whatever
as the lesseuel r-ite to the far ner
and builder of the road acting as
a further inducement to them to
take the initiative much more
than offsets the tax which might
have accrued tv the counties, but
which must have been paid in
the end by the Deople in addi
tional interest paid upon th ir
certificates. And fourth, while
it is true this legislature did
make many large appropriations,
still I submit that this is no god
excuse tor the indiscriminate
wield of . the ax upon bills of
such vital importance to the very
life and upbuilding of our farm
homes throughout our state and
the upbuilding of our state as
well, especially so when there
has been such an extra-ordinary
demand for somelegrslatian look
ing to the systematic and perma
nent improvement ot our miser
able roads and further when we
have been holding road conven
tions all over our state .dario
the past few years trying to edu
cate our people up to a full reali
zation of the need and advisabil
ity of a foward step aloag these
lines. And too, when all who
have been taking the lead in this
effort had approved this bill ot
mine and further it had the quali
fied approval of the entire press
of the state and cf the people
wherever they were made fami
liar with its provisions. Hence
why the veto? And if it .was
to be vetoed why did he not"--,
return it prior to final adjourn-'
ment with his veto message as it
was on his desk two full -days be
fore adjournment, and thus have
permitted its further consider
ation. Was there any kick on the
part of the tax payer, against this
provision for the extension of
state aid? If so, most surely this
would have been reflected
through ths ' columns of the
press of the state, but no such
kick car:e. The truth is that all
objections on his Honor's part
are but subterfuges, for I happen
.0 know. And in fact have it
from his own lips that there was
and is another, and the all pre
vailing reason to-wit:
That the bill provides for the
appointment of the state engi
neer at a small salary, to have
general supervision of the work
and its systematizitiou. Also a
commission to help in this sys
tematizing and proper distribu
tion, of such state aid, said com
mission to serre without pay,
however, by the State Board,
consisting of the Governor, Sec
retary of State and State Treas
urer, and the threat of a veto fef
my bill came to me even before
the final passage, hence, before
the governor could have known
of the good or the bad features of
the bill, except thai he did know
that it did not provide for these
appointments by His Honor sole
ly. And I may add further that
my standing up and being count
ed in the republican column
throughout the session proved
very distasteful to his excellency
which he was not at all slow to
express through those . close to
him, and in two instances ditezt-
lv.
I am very sorry "a good mea
sure of state wide importance and
one for which I worked very ear
nestly had to thus meet its fate
at the hands of the governor tor
this small and purely political
reason mingled no doubt with
more or less personal spite
against its author. However, it
is a sense ot satisfaction to feel
that I did my best in the prom
ises and am satisfied with the re
cord we will let time answer
as to the wisdom of the Govern
or's action.
Respectfully,
A. J. Johnson,
Senator for Benton Co.
I for Job Work.'
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